Regulator for windows and doors



March 25, 1930. E. SODERGREN REGULATOR FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 26, 1927 FIE E..

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REGULATOR FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS Filed July 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR A RNEY Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES ERIC sonnnennn, FSIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA REGULATOR non wmnows AND :ooons Applicationfiled July 26,1327. Serial No. 208,623.

My invention relates to door and window regulating devices'of thegeneral character embodied in my co-pending application filed July 16,1927, Serial No; 206,244, and in- .5 volving'means by which a window ordoor can be firmly held in closed and open posi tions against movementunder the action of wind, yet permitting manual adjustment of the windowor door at will.

It is a purpose ofmy present invention to provide a highly efficient andsubstantial regulating device particularly adapted, although notnecessarily for use with outwardly opening casement windows havinginside screens, my device being associated with the windows in suchmannerthat the latter can be read ily moved at will to open and closedpositions from a point within the room, and all without removing or inany way disturbing the window screen, to the end that the latter canremain in place in the window frame at all times and yet the windowconveniently adjusted as desired.

I will describe only two forms of regu lators for windows and doorsembodying my invention and will then point out the novel features inclaims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a'fragmentary view showing in side elevation one form ofregulating device embodying my invention in applied position to anoutwardly opening casement window;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the lines 2-2 of Figure 1 andlooking inthe direction of the arrows; j

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 33 of Figure 1 andlooking in the direction of the. arrows;

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the lines 4-4: ofFigure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View of a holding element embodied inmy invention and also illustrated in Figure 4; I

Figures 6 and 7 are views similar to'Figures 1 and 2 respectively andillustrating a second form of regulating device embodied in myinvention;

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view takenon the lines 8-8 of Figure 6and'look 1 ing in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure9 is a fragmentary bottom plan. view of the mechanismillustratedin Fig ure8. Referring specificallyto the drawings in which similarreference characters designate similar parts in each of the severalviews, my invention in its two embodiments illustratedis particularlyadapted for use in connection with an outwardly opening casement windowW mounted to swing on hinges 10' secured to a window frame F in whichlatter a screen S is mounted at its inner sideto completely span thewindow opening in the frame. j h

To provide means by which the window W can be adjusted without removingor in any way disturbing the screen S, I provide a regulating deviceconstituting an actuating mechanism which in the embodiment shown inFigures 1 to 5 inclusive comprises arotary element in the form of ashaft 11 rotatably v mounted ina vertically disposed sleeve 12 tightlyfitted in an opening in the stool 13 of the window frame F at apointadjacent to the hinge side of the window W. The shaft 11 projectsabovethe stool 13 and is provided with a collar 14 for preventingdownward displacement of the shaft in the sleeve 12, while the extremeupper end of the shaft is squared as indicated at '15 andis received ina squared pocket 16 formed in the hub portion 1'7 of an arm A, the arm:being secured against displacement from the shaft by means of a washer19 and a screw 20 extending through the washer andhub portion 17 andthreaded intothe end of the shaft. An L shaped bracket B is secured tothe inner'side of the window W by means of screws 21 and is providedwith an open ing 22 through which the arm A in the form of a round rod,freely extends andis disposed substantially parallel to the window whenthe latter is closed. It will be clear that upon rotation of the shaft11 the arm A will have slidingengagement with the bracket B to causethe'window W to be swung to open or closed position according as theshaft is rotated in one direction or the other.

The shaft 11 also projects below the stool 13 and its lower end isprovided with a head 23 having an opening therethrough in which isreceived a sleeve 24 forming one part of 7 an extensible member M, thesleeve being secured to the head by means of a set screw 25 having alock nut 26. i The other part of the memberM is in the form of arrod 27telescopically associated with the sleeve and provided with a reducedflattened end '28 projecting through registering slots 29 and 30 formedrespectively in the apron 31 of the window frame and a finishing plate32 secured to the apron. i

The reduced end 28 of the rod-27 is pivotally connected to a holdingelement designated generally at H by means of a pin 33 extending throughregistering openings in the rod and in, a pair'of spaced ears 33 formedon the holding element.

The holding element is in the form of a rectangular flat body 34 whichisslidably mounted on a guide bar or track 35 extending through a slot 36in the body, the latter being Supported in a horizontal position inparallel spaced relation to the apron 31 by means of brackets 37 securedto the bar at its ends by means of screws 38 and to the apron by Screws39. r

In order to setup friction to resist movement of the holding element onthe bar 35, a shoe 40 is extenued through the slot 36 at the lower sideof the bar and is urged into engagement with the bar by means of a coilspring 41 seating in a pocket 42 in the body 34 and bearing against awasher 42 while'a wear plate 43 is extended through the slot 36 at theother side of the bar so that the latter is interposed between the shoeand wear plate. Longitudinal displacement of the shoe and plate isprevented by means of laterally extending lips 44 and 45 on the ends ofthe shoe and plate respectively.

To provide means for locking the holding element against movement on thebar 35 a locking screw 36 is threaded into the under- Side of the body34 and extends through the POGl et 42; for engagement with the washer12% The screw is provided with an operating handle 46, and for limitingthe unlocking movement of the screw the body 34 is provided with aprojection 47 disposed in the path of the handle, while to preventaccidental rotational movement of the screw a coiled expansible spring48 is interposed be tween the body and handle in surrounding relation tothe screw.

In the operation of this form of my invention it will be clear that upongrasping the holding element at its opposite sides, which are concave asindicated at 49 to facilitate grasping thereof, and then sliding theelement along the bar, the extensible member M will be moved to rotatethe shaft 11, and through the medium of the arm A and bracket B effectswinging movement of the window upon its hinges 10. The window can thusbe adjusted from the inner side of the screen S without removing thelatter, and will be frictionally held in the position to which it isadjusted, against movement under the action of wind, by means of thefriction set up againstthe bar 35 by the shoe 40, yet can be manuallymoved when sufficient pressure is exerted againstthe holding element toovercome the frictional resistance set up by the shoe.

In 3 the form of iny invention shown in Figuresfi to 9 inclusive theshaft 11 carrying the arm A engaging the bracket B, is journaled in arectangular shapedframe 50 extending through an opening 51 formed in thestool 13 and secured to a plate 52, which latter is in turn secured tothe stool byscrews 53 so as to supportthe frame beneath the StOOl. 1 i

Secured to the shaft 11 are a pair ofspaced arms 54 having slots 55 inwhich are received pins 56 extendingin opposed directions from a feednut 57 threadedly engaging athreaded feed shaft 58 journaled in theframe for rotation about a horizontal axis and extending outwardly fromthe frame through the apron 31 where it is provided with an operatinghandle 59. Longitudinaldlsplacement of the feed shaft 58 is prevented bya collar s'ecured to the shaft and interposedbetween a clip 61 andioneside. wall of the frame fiO, while the feed nut 57 is restricted to movement longitudinally of the shaft 58 when the latter is rotated, by meansof one of the pins 56 which is extended to travelin a slot 62 formed inthe under side of the frame 50.

In the operation of this form of my invention, it will be clearthatrotation ofthe, feed shaft 58 by means of the handle 59 will cause thenut 57 to be fed longitudinally of the shaft thus rotating the shaft '11through the medium of the arms 54 and effecting swinging movement of thewindow WV about its hinges 10. p

Due to the fact that the nut 57 cannot drive the feed shaft 58 but canonly be moved upon rotation of the shaft, the actuating mechanism iswhat is termed irreversible, so that the window will be positivelylocked in the position to which it is moved, against movement under theaction of the wind. 7

Although I have herein shown. and described only two forms of regulatorsfor windows and doors embodying my invention, it is to be understoodthat various changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

1. A regulating device of the character de scribed comprising a shaftadapted to be vertically mounted for rotation about a fixed axis in thestool of-a casement window frame,

an arm fixed to the shaft for rotation thereby, a bracket adapted to besecured to a casement WlIlClOW in the frame and With Which the arm isslidably associated so that rotation of the shaft in one direction orthe other will effect movementof the WlIlClOW to an open or closedposition, and means operatively associated with the shaftfor actuatingthe latter, said means comprising a guide bar adapted to be supported inhorizontal fixed position upon the stool of the Window frame, a holdingelement comprising a body slidably mounted on the bar, a shoe in thebody normally urged into engagement with the bar to set up frictionalresistance against movement of the body along the bar, a sleeveconstituting an arm, secured to the shaft, and a rod pivotally securedto the body and ex tensibly associated with the sleeve.

2. A regulating device of the character described comprising rotarymeans adapted to be mounted for rotation about a vertical axis in thestool of a casement WlIlClOW frame, means by which the rotary means isadapted to be operatively connected to a casement WindoW in the frame toopen or close the Window according as the rotary means is rotated in onedirection or the other, means operatively connected to the rotary meansfor actuating the latter, the last means comprising a guide bar adaptedto be supported in horizontal fixed position upon the stool of thewindowframe, a holding element comprising a body slidably mounted 'onthe bar and having 6 means for setting up frictional resistance tomovement of the body along the bar, and an extensible operativeconnection between the holding element and rotary means through themedium of which rocking movement of the rotary means will be effectedupon sliding movement of the holding element along the bar. I

3. A regulating device of the character described comprising rotarymeans adapted to be mounted for rotation about avertical axis in thestool of a casement Window frame, means by Which the rotary means isadapted to be operatively connected to a casement Win doW in the frameto open or close the WlIlClOW according as the rotary means is rotatedin one direction or the other, means operatively connected to the rotarymeans for actuating the latter, said actuating means comprising a fixedguide bar, a frictional holding element slidably mounted on the bar, anda linearly extensible operative connection between the holding elementand rotary means.

4. A regulating device of the character described comprising a shaftadapted to be mounted for rotation about a fixed axis in the stool of acasement Window frame, means by which the shaft is adapted to beoperatively connected to a WindoW'in the frame for" moving the Window toopen or closed position according as the shaft is rotated in onedirection or the other, and means for actuating the shaft comprising afixed guide bar, a holding element slidably mounted on the bar, and alinearly extensible operative connection between the holding element andshaft.

5. A regulating device of the character de scribed comprising rotarymeans adapted to the holding element and the other to the rotary means.

6. A regulating device of the character described comprising rotarymeans adapted to be mounted for rotation about a vertical axis in thestool of a casement Window frame, means by which the rotary means isadapted to be operatively connected to a casement Window in the frametoopen or'close the Window according as the rotary means is rotated in onedirection or the other, means operatively connected tothe rotary meansfor actuating the latter comprising a fixed guide bar, a holding elementslidably mounted on the bar, and a pair of members extensible linearlyrelative to each other, one of; the members being pivotally connected tothe holding element and the other to the rotary means.

ERIC SODERGREN.

